1. SAFE 101 NSC Chapter 13

2. Industrial Hygiene Program
Occupational Hazards
Environmental Stressors

3. Industrial Hygiene Program
The IH on the OHS team
In-house IH services
Relate well to safety, engineering, and medical
A team approach

4. Industrial Hygiene Program
Practicing IH
Anticipate and Recognize hazards
Review facility plans, talk with workers, observe work, focus on chemical/physical/biological agents
Evaluate and Control hazards

5. Industrial Hygiene Program
Chemical Hazards
Dusts
Liquids
Fumes
Mists
Gases
Vapors
Smoke

6. Industrial Hygiene Program
Physical Hazards
Radiation
Ionizing, nonionizing
Noise
Unwanted sound
Vibration
HAV, WBV
Temperature extremes
Hot, cold

7. Industrial Hygiene Program
Biological
Healthcare, agriculture, rescue
Ergonomics
Fitting the job to the worker

8. Industrial Hygiene Program
Toxicity
Dose
Toxicity vs. hazard
Toxicity is the degree to which a substance can damage an organism.
Routes of entry into body
Inhalation
Ingestion
Absorption
Injection

9. Industrial Hygiene Program
Toxicity
Routes of entry
Lungs
GI tract
Skin